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No Place for HateĀ®

Congratulations No Place for Hate School for 2012-2013!  The complete list of schools earning their designations this year will be posted soon. 

It’s time to start planning for next year too.  Download the 2013-2014 Intent Form (DOC) to sign up and order your free materials.  ALL SCHOOLS, new and returning, need to complete the Intent Form.

Student at Young Middle School supports No Place For Hate


Congratulations to our winners of the first No Place for Hate Southeast Region student contest!

Elementary Writing
1st Place: Victoria Dablah, Woodward, 5th Grade
2nd Place: Ella Wells, Woodward, 5th Grade

Elementary Visual Art
1st Place: Ruby Donaldson, Providence Elementary (Huntsville, AL), 4th Grade
2nd Place: Maria Gallegos Cortes, PATH Academy, 5th Grade

Elementary Media/Songs/Poetry
1st Place: Sarah Brummett, Woodward, 5th grade (song)
2nd Place: Amina Jeylani, Hambrick Elementary, 5th grade (spoken word poem)

Middle School Writing
1st Place: Jonah Bennett, High Meadows School, 6th grade
2nd Place: Mitzi Samano, PATH Academy, 8th grade


Read our No Place for Hate® Newsletter!

Our current April Newsletter (PDF) highlights the great work being done in our No Place for Hate Schools!

Below are past newsletters:
February/March 2013 Newsletter (PDF)
January 2013 Newsletter
 (PDF)
December 2012 Newsletter (PDF)
November 2012 Newsletter (PDF)
October 2012 Newsletter (PDF)
September 2012 Newsletter (PDF)
August 2012 Newsletter (PDF)
March 2012 Newsletter (PDF)
February 2012 Newsletter (PDF)
January 2012 Newsletter (PDF)
December 2011 Newsletter (PDF)
November 2011 Newsletter (PDF)
October 2011 Newsletter (PDF)

See No Place for Hate® featured on WSB-TV's segment People 2 People!

 

Make Your School No Place for Hate®:

Is any child in your school being picked on or left out? Have you heard any offensive jokes, name-calling or biased remarks in the hallways? Is your student body becoming more diverse? If so, the ADL Southeast Region can help you make your school a place of respect, unity and character through No Place for Hate®, an exciting nation-wide campaign.

Standing up to bullies and against bigotry is never easy – particularly for young people. This is why ADL's No Place for Hate® initiative empowers the whole school community – teachers and students, administrators and parents – to tackle prejudice, bullying and intergroup conflict.

Launched in the Southeast Region in 2007, the popular initiative has been embraced by hundreds of schools.

Because ADL is committed to creating communities of respect, No Place For Hate® is FREE TO SCHOOLS!

How to Become a No Place for Hate® School:

1. Sign and submit to ADL the Application and Resource Order Form
No Place for Hate Application and Resource Order Form 2013-2014 (DOC)

2. Create a No Place for Hate® Team of students and educators to oversee the initiative’s implementation. 
Consider inviting parents, guardians and community members to join as well.  If needed, your team should start by doing a needs assessment. More information is in the Classroom Resource Guide (link below).  You can also download a sample introductory Classroom Activity
Anti-Bullying Checklist (PDF)
Classroom Activity (PDF)

3. Have a majority of students, teachers and staff sign the Resolution of Respect.
(For your school's purposes only; there is no need to return individually-signed Resolutions to ADL. You can use the suggested Resolutions below or develop your own as long as it is still called the No Place For Hate® Pledge or Resolution and you provide a copy for approval)
No Place for Hate Promise -- for Elementary School (English and Spanish) (PDF)
No Place for Hate Resolution of Respect -- For Middle and High School (English and Spanish) (PDF)
No Place For Hate® Resolution Poster (Middle and High School) (PDF)

4. Complete at least three school-wide anti-bullying or diversity education activities throughout the school year.
When selecting activities, students and faculty can utilize the No Place for Hate® Resource Guide (PDF - It may take several minutes for this document to open. Please be patient.) which has over 50 activity ideas and also includes information about responding to bullying and name-calling, responding to cyberbullying, definitions of terms related to diversity and bullying, and guidelines for holiday observances that respect the diversity of cultural and religious traditions in schools.

You can also download ADL’s Calendar of Observances
2013 Calendar of Observances (PDF)
2014 Calendar of Observances (PDF)

Even more information and lesson plans are compiled online at www.adl.org/combatbullying.

Attached is an example from ADL’s  Houston, TX region of one school’s submissions.  This might help you as you plan your school’s No Place for Hate campaign. 
No Place For Hate Submission Packet
(PDF)

Celebrate your school's achievements by taking plenty of photos and videos! Please have all photographed or videotaped students sign the required Release Form.
Photo Release Form (PDF)

5. Complete and submit to ADL the Certification Form to receive your official No Place for Hate® designation. 
We recommend using the Activity Fulfillment Form to document your activities as you go.
No Place For Hate® Activity Fulfillment Form (PDF)
No Place For Hate® Certification Form (PDF)

 When You Have Been Approved:

1. You will be contacted by the ADL.

2. Your school will receive a No Place for Hate® banner (an ADL representative can present your banner in person on request—see Certification Form) You are officially designated and publically recognized as a No Place For Hate® School.

Don’t forget—this is a yearly designation, so No Place For Hate® is an ONGOING campaign!

You may download and print the Resolution of Respect, Intent Form, and other documents you need from the ADL Southeast Region's No Place for Hate® page and send them in.  For more information, please contact us.

For all of ADL’s resources on combating bullying and name-calling, including many new resources to address cyberbullying, go to www.adl.org/combatbullying.

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Read4Respect

Read4Respect connects local businesses and volunteers to elementary schools by engaging them in reading books that promote respect.  Read4Respect  helps students learn an essential "4th R" -Reading, wRiting , aRithmetic and Respect

Read4Respect is designed to get adults and kids talking to each other about how we can put an end to name-calling and bullying—and to start that conversation at an early age.  Students want to discuss these issues and they want adults to demonstrate concern and support.

Since children's literature can be an effective and non-threatening way to initiate dialogue on this topic, Read4Respect volunteers read books to elementary age students that stimulate discussions about how to prevent bullying and name-calling and to respect differences and value diversity. 

After each story, children will have the opportunity to display and expand their understanding of the lesson from the story through age appropriate activities.  Lessons focus on bullying prevention; understanding and appreciating differences; empathy; and respect.

The Read4Respect model accommodates both individual and group volunteers:

  • ADL matches community volunteers with participating elementary schools.
  • We need your support to help create a safe and caring environment for all children, not just in our schools but in our families and communities as well.  Working together we CAN create a community of respect!

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  • ADL provides volunteers easy to follow discussion guidelines for selected books.
  • ADL provides follow-up and extension activities for classroom teachers and counselors. 
  • Community volunteers are asked to purchase a copy of the book (or books) that they will read and discuss then to donate that book to the school's library.
  • ADL staff is available to do volunteer trainings and orientations.

  • Congratulations to All Our 2011-2012 No Place For Hate Schools!

    Congratulations to all of you on your ongoing commitment to creating a school where everyone is treated with respect.  We especially want to all the members of No Place For Hate® leadership teams for their stewardship of this initiative.

    We are now counting on each of you to live up to the message on these giant banners—to be allies, not bystanders, and to stand up against all forms of bullying and bias.
    By accepting the No Place for Hate designation, and hanging the banner, you are making a commitment to live up to the No Place for Hate Promise that you signed.   You are making a promise that every day, both as individuals and as a community, you will treat each other with respect.  That’s all day, every day, all year long.  That is not an easy commitment, but we are confident you will be wonderful representatives of No Place for Hate!

    We celebrate your efforts to create a community of respect, where there truly is “No Place for Hate,” and hope that you will earn this designation for years to come!

    Working together, we can build a community of respect.
     
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    Scott Elementary School
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    Wheeler High School

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    Champion Middle School
    Chapel Hill Elementary School
    Chapel Hill Middle School
    Clarkston High School
    Columbia Elementary School
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    Columbia Middle School
    Cross Keys High School
    DeKalb Early College Academy
    DeKalb Alternative School
    DeKalb Alternative Night School
    DeKalb Transition Academy
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    Dunaire Elementary School
    Elisabeth Andrews High School
    Fairington Elementary School
    Henderson Mill Elementary
    Huntley Hills Elementary School
    Lithonia High School
    Lithonia Middle School
    Marbut Elementary School
    McNair Discovery Academy
    Miller Grove High School
    Miller Grove Middle School
    Montgomery Elementary School
    Oakcliff Elementary School
    Panola Way Elementary School
    Peachtree Middle School
    Pine Ridge Elementary School
    Princeton Elementary School
    Redan High School
    Rock Chapel Elementary School
    Salem Middle School
    Shadow Rock Elementary School
    Snapfinger Elementary School
    Stone Mill Elementary School
    Stone Mountain Elementary
    Stone Mountain Middle School
    Toney Elementary School
    Tucker Middle School
    Woodward Elementary School

    Fort Mill (South Carolina)
    Sugar Creek Elementary School

    Fulton County Schools
    Hamilton Holmes Elementary
    Harriet Tubman Elementary
    Ocee Elementary School
    Palmetto Elementary School
    Paul D. West Middle School
    Renaissance Elementary School
    Seaborn Lee Elementary School

    Gwinnett County Schools
    Lanier Middle School
    Sycamore Elementary School
    White Oak Elementary School
    Griffin-Saplding County
    Cowan Road Middle School

    Henry County Schools
    Austin Road Middle School
    Dutchtown High School
    Flippen Elementary School
    Hampton Middle School
    Locust Grove High School
    Patrick Henry High School
    Patrick Henry Middle School
    Red Oak Elementary School
    Timber Ridge Elementary School

    Metro Nashville Public Schools
    Oliver Middle School

    Paulding County Schools
    Baggett Elementary School
    Burnt Hickory Elementary
    C.A. Roberts Elementary School
    Carl Scoggins Middle School
    Dallas Elementary School
    East Paulding Middle School
    Hal Hutchens Elementary School
    Herschel Jones Middle School
    Hiram Elementary School
    Hiram High School
    J.A. Dobbins Middle School
    McGarity Elementary School
    Northside Elementary School
    Paulding County High School
    Sammy McClure Middle School
    Sara Ragsdale Elementary
    South Paulding Middle School
    W.C. Abney Elementary School

    Polk County Schools
    Northside Elementary School

    Walton County Schools
    Sharon Elementary School

    Private (Independent)
    Woodward Academy
    (all divisions)

    Private (Parochial)
    Immaculate Heart of Mary
    Lanier High School
    Mt De Sales Academy
    St. Jude the Apostle Catholic School
    St. Mary's Catholic School
    St. Thomas Moore Catholic School

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